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the top five facts about the videogame
the top five facts about the videogame no man’s sky we had the idea of making a
no man’s sky we had the idea of making a
no man’s sky we had the idea of making a game that felt true to the kind of
game that felt true to the kind of
game that felt true to the kind of sci-fi books that we’ve grown up with
sci-fi books that we’ve grown up with
sci-fi books that we’ve grown up with number five the scale of the game is
number five the scale of the game is
number five the scale of the game is unprecedented
unprecedented
unprecedented imagine the biggest open-world RPG
imagine the biggest open-world RPG
imagine the biggest open-world RPG you’ve ever played it doesn’t even come
you’ve ever played it doesn’t even come
you’ve ever played it doesn’t even come close to the astronomical size of no
close to the astronomical size of no
close to the astronomical size of no man’s sky attempting to replicate the
man’s sky attempting to replicate the
man’s sky attempting to replicate the incomprehensible magnitude of our own
incomprehensible magnitude of our own
incomprehensible magnitude of our own universe there are around 18 billion
universe there are around 18 billion
universe there are around 18 billion billion planets scattered throughout the
billion planets scattered throughout the
billion planets scattered throughout the game let’s put that into perspective it
game let’s put that into perspective it
game let’s put that into perspective it would take realistically over a trillion
would take realistically over a trillion
would take realistically over a trillion years of play time to explore everything
years of play time to explore everything
years of play time to explore everything if everyone on earth could discover 500
if everyone on earth could discover 500
if everyone on earth could discover 500 planets per minute it would still take
planets per minute it would still take
planets per minute it would still take ten years before every planet had been
ten years before every planet had been
ten years before every planet had been seen it’s so big
seen it’s so big
seen it’s so big virtually no one will ever share the
virtually no one will ever share the
virtually no one will ever share the same planet meaning that despite being
same planet meaning that despite being
same planet meaning that despite being an MMO the experience will feel very
an MMO the experience will feel very
an MMO the experience will feel very much like a single-player campaign it’s
much like a single-player campaign it’s
much like a single-player campaign it’s so big there are planets that no one
so big there are planets that no one
so big there are planets that no one will ever discover imagine a house with
will ever discover imagine a house with
will ever discover imagine a house with a room that no one will ever find or an
a room that no one will ever find or an
a room that no one will ever find or an album with a track somehow so hidden
album with a track somehow so hidden
album with a track somehow so hidden that no one ever hears it it almost
that no one ever hears it it almost
that no one ever hears it it almost makes no man’s sky sound like some
makes no man’s sky sound like some
makes no man’s sky sound like some conceptual art piece number four there
conceptual art piece number four there
conceptual art piece number four there are no load screens according to those
are no load screens according to those
are no load screens according to those who have already played the game after
who have already played the game after
who have already played the game after the initial startup there are no load
the initial startup there are no load
the initial startup there are no load screens as you explore and amass as
screens as you explore and amass as
screens as you explore and amass as galaxies everything from entire solar
galaxies everything from entire solar
galaxies everything from entire solar systems to alien flora and wildlife
systems to alien flora and wildlife
systems to alien flora and wildlife appear right before your eyes in a fluid
appear right before your eyes in a fluid
appear right before your eyes in a fluid transition no gently rotating 3d objects
transition no gently rotating 3d objects
transition no gently rotating 3d objects or long elevator rides to halt the
or long elevator rides to halt the
or long elevator rides to halt the gameplay I can’t be the only one
gameplay I can’t be the only one
gameplay I can’t be the only one those times we used to chat in the
those times we used to chat in the
those times we used to chat in the elevators back on the Citadel the game’s
elevators back on the Citadel the game’s
elevators back on the Citadel the game’s creator Sean Murray says he was inspired
creator Sean Murray says he was inspired
creator Sean Murray says he was inspired by the immersive worlds of sci-fi novels
by the immersive worlds of sci-fi novels
by the immersive worlds of sci-fi novels the one that really grabbed me was
the one that really grabbed me was
the one that really grabbed me was doomed that can actually remember
doomed that can actually remember
doomed that can actually remember reading it and just being hungry you
reading it and just being hungry you
reading it and just being hungry you know because I had forgotten to eat
know because I had forgotten to eat
know because I had forgotten to eat basically wanted to give that same
basically wanted to give that same
basically wanted to give that same riveting experience to gamers and being
riveting experience to gamers and being
riveting experience to gamers and being interrupted by some load screen every
interrupted by some load screen every
interrupted by some load screen every time you decided to land on any of the
time you decided to land on any of the
time you decided to land on any of the quintillions of different planets would
quintillions of different planets would
quintillions of different planets would break that experience of course with a
break that experience of course with a
break that experience of course with a game of this size there’s bound to be
game of this size there’s bound to be
game of this size there’s bound to be things that go wrong which is why the
things that go wrong which is why the
things that go wrong which is why the developers have sent virtual probes out
developers have sent virtual probes out
developers have sent virtual probes out into the universe searching for any
into the universe searching for any
into the universe searching for any signs of trouble whatsoever just another
signs of trouble whatsoever just another
signs of trouble whatsoever just another testament to how friggin huge no man’s
testament to how friggin huge no man’s
testament to how friggin huge no man’s sky really is number three
sky really is number three
sky really is number three creator Sean Murray turned down a
creator Sean Murray turned down a
creator Sean Murray turned down a meeting with Kanye West Kanye might
meeting with Kanye West Kanye might
meeting with Kanye West Kanye might think he’s the center of the universe he
think he’s the center of the universe he
think he’s the center of the universe he wasn’t the top priority for one of the
wasn’t the top priority for one of the
wasn’t the top priority for one of the game’s creator Sean Murray Kanye was at
game’s creator Sean Murray Kanye was at
game’s creator Sean Murray Kanye was at e3 that year and we got a message that
e3 that year and we got a message that
e3 that year and we got a message that he he had said he wanted to see the game
he he had said he wanted to see the game
he he had said he wanted to see the game what could be more important than a
what could be more important than a
what could be more important than a meeting with Kanye buzz about their
meeting with Kanye buzz about their
meeting with Kanye buzz about their upcoming game kind of made hello games
upcoming game kind of made hello games
upcoming game kind of made hello games the belle of the ball at e3 and so on
the belle of the ball at e3 and so on
the belle of the ball at e3 and so on one particular day the team had booked
one particular day the team had booked
one particular day the team had booked meetings with Elon Musk and Stephen
meetings with Elon Musk and Stephen
meetings with Elon Musk and Stephen Spielberg at their requests while
Spielberg at their requests while
Spielberg at their requests while hanging around with Jesus may have been
hanging around with Jesus may have been
hanging around with Jesus may have been pretty cool or at least really
pretty cool or at least really
pretty cool or at least really interesting the fact that hello games
interesting the fact that hello games
interesting the fact that hello games got to chat about AI with Elon Musk and
got to chat about AI with Elon Musk and
got to chat about AI with Elon Musk and offer advice to Spielberg about his next
offer advice to Spielberg about his next
offer advice to Spielberg about his next film release definitely warrants
film release definitely warrants
film release definitely warrants skipping out uneasy and we’ve got Elon
skipping out uneasy and we’ve got Elon
skipping out uneasy and we’ve got Elon Musk to me and Steven Spielberg so you
Musk to me and Steven Spielberg so you
Musk to me and Steven Spielberg so you know we can’t take that Kanye meeting
know we can’t take that Kanye meeting
know we can’t take that Kanye meeting gun number two the creators were victims
gun number two the creators were victims
gun number two the creators were victims of two floods when you think on such an
of two floods when you think on such an
of two floods when you think on such an ambitious project you’re bound to run
ambitious project you’re bound to run
ambitious project you’re bound to run into a few obstacles but what befell the
into a few obstacles but what befell the
into a few obstacles but what befell the developers might as well be considered a
developers might as well be considered a
developers might as well be considered a curse in what could have meant the end
curse in what could have meant the end
curse in what could have meant the end for no man’s sky which had just been
for no man’s sky which had just been
for no man’s sky which had just been announced earlier that year
announced earlier that year
announced earlier that year hello Games Home Office in Guildford
hello Games Home Office in Guildford
hello Games Home Office in Guildford England was flooded on Christmas Eve
England was flooded on Christmas Eve
England was flooded on Christmas Eve 2013 while this had a huge impact on the
2013 while this had a huge impact on the
2013 while this had a huge impact on the team and might have crippled other
team and might have crippled other
team and might have crippled other Studios hello’s team promised that it
Studios hello’s team promised that it
Studios hello’s team promised that it wouldn’t mean game over the second flood
wouldn’t mean game over the second flood
wouldn’t mean game over the second flood they experienced was a figurative one
they experienced was a figurative one
they experienced was a figurative one but it could have been even more
but it could have been even more
but it could have been even more damaging less than a month before their
damaging less than a month before their
damaging less than a month before their June 2016 release date NMS confirmed the
June 2016 release date NMS confirmed the
June 2016 release date NMS confirmed the rumors that
rumors that
rumors that they’d be delaying the release until
they’d be delaying the release until
they’d be delaying the release until August according to Sean Murray the
August according to Sean Murray the
August according to Sean Murray the delay resulted in death threats from
delay resulted in death threats from
delay resulted in death threats from angry fans a video game writer from
angry fans a video game writer from
angry fans a video game writer from otaku also reported getting a death
otaku also reported getting a death
otaku also reported getting a death threat just for writing about the delay
threat just for writing about the delay
threat just for writing about the delay patience is obviously not everyone’s
patience is obviously not everyone’s
patience is obviously not everyone’s virtue number one the game was made by
virtue number one the game was made by
virtue number one the game was made by 13 people you might think that a game of
13 people you might think that a game of
13 people you might think that a game of this scale would have a country’s worth
this scale would have a country’s worth
this scale would have a country’s worth of developers behind it but in fact it
of developers behind it but in fact it
of developers behind it but in fact it all began with only four developers in a
all began with only four developers in a
all began with only four developers in a spare room after parting with criterion
spare room after parting with criterion
spare room after parting with criterion games and putting together the
games and putting together the
games and putting together the announcement trailer what was originally
announcement trailer what was originally
announcement trailer what was originally titled project skyscraper began to gain
titled project skyscraper began to gain
titled project skyscraper began to gain more and more traction with the viewing
more and more traction with the viewing
more and more traction with the viewing public picking up new team members along
public picking up new team members along
public picking up new team members along the way after the flood hello games
the way after the flood hello games
the way after the flood hello games expanded and solidified its roster of 13
expanded and solidified its roster of 13
expanded and solidified its roster of 13 members there’s a beautiful irony in the
members there’s a beautiful irony in the
members there’s a beautiful irony in the fact that a group so small could create
fact that a group so small could create
fact that a group so small could create something so astonishingly huge maybe
something so astonishingly huge maybe
something so astonishingly huge maybe it’s not a fair comparison given how
it’s not a fair comparison given how
it’s not a fair comparison given how different the two games are in many ways
different the two games are in many ways
different the two games are in many ways but consider star citizen the space
but consider star citizen the space
but consider star citizen the space simulator from industry veteran Chris
simulator from industry veteran Chris
simulator from industry veteran Chris Roberts it raised over a hundred and ten
Roberts it raised over a hundred and ten
Roberts it raised over a hundred and ten million dollars in crowdfunding and in
million dollars in crowdfunding and in
million dollars in crowdfunding and in 2015 had 320 people working on the game
2015 had 320 people working on the game
2015 had 320 people working on the game and it still doesn’t even have a release
and it still doesn’t even have a release
and it still doesn’t even have a release date no death threats to Chris Roberts
date no death threats to Chris Roberts
date no death threats to Chris Roberts though so do you think this game will
though so do you think this game will
though so do you think this game will live up to the hype or is it just an
live up to the hype or is it just an
live up to the hype or is it just an astronomical boondoggle for 18
astronomical boondoggle for 18
astronomical boondoggle for 18 quintillion top tens and gently rotating
quintillion top tens and gently rotating
quintillion top tens and gently rotating top 5s published every day be sure to
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much positivity about the game you know
much positivity about the game you know I could just never see that we’re here
I could just never see that we’re here
I could just never see that we’re here where people really get behind something
where people really get behind something
where people really get behind something in such a big way and that’s massively
in such a big way and that’s massively
in such a big way and that’s massively massively meaningful to us and really
massively meaningful to us and really
massively meaningful to us and really fuels you
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